News tagged with irrigation control

Drought confuses some smart-irrigation controllers

Confounded by Texas weather? So are most “smart” electronic irrigation controllers, according to a Texas AgriLIfe Extension Service expert.

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created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Central China drought worst in over 50 years: reports

Central China's worst drought in more than 50 years is drying reservoirs, stalling rice planting, and threatens crippling power shortages as hydroelectric output slows, state media said Wednesday.

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created May 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 4

Prior herbicide use -- not irrigation -- is critical to herbicide efficacy

Crop and herbicide use history are more critical to herbicide efficacy and environmental safety than the timing and amount of irrigation water used, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists.

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created Mar 17, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Homes pollute: Linked to 50 percent more water pollution than previously believed

They say there's no place like home. But scientists are reporting some unsettling news about homes in the residential areas of California. The typical house there — and probably elsewhere in the country — ...

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created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 2